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Selby Railway Bridge

Caption :- Detail of the opening sections (bascules) of the 1840 railway bridge at Selby. Note the two large wheels, one at the end of each bascule, used to operate the mechanism. From the image collection of the YAHS.


Media Reference :- Selby_Bascule_Bridge_detail.jpg
Key Words :- railway bascule bridge
Original Media By :- Unknown - late C19
Contributor :- Nick Nelson - 28 September 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa/4.0 - © Unknown - IHO

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